Deshaun Watson

Cleveland Browns, Quarterback

2022-2026 Extension (CURRENT)

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2022	27		$9,395,500	4.51%	$45,367,500	$45,367,500	$229,367,500
2023	28		$19,057,000	8.48%	$46,000,000	$91,367,500	$220,057,000
2024	29		$27,942,678	10.94%	$46,000,000	$137,367,500	$200,712,678
2025	30		$72,935,000	26.52%	$46,000,000	$183,367,500	$172,770,000
2026	31		$72,935,000	24.79%	$46,000,000	$229,367,500	$99,835,000
2027	32	Void UFA	$26,900,000	8.54%	-	$229,367,500	$26,900,000
2028		Void	-	-	-	$229,367,500	-

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Restructure Proration	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2022	27		$402,500	$8,993,000	-	$9,395,500	4.51%	$229,367,500
2023	28		$1,080,000	$8,993,000	$8,984,000	$19,057,000	8.48%	$220,057,000
2024	29		$1,210,000	$8,790,678	$17,942,000	$27,942,678	10.94%	$200,712,678
2025	30		$46,000,000	$8,993,000	$17,942,000	$72,935,000	26.52%	$172,770,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $172,770,000 2025 Savings: $-99,835,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $80,770,000 2025 Savings: $-7,835,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $118,935,000 2026 Dead Cap: $53,835,000 2025 Savings: $-46,000,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $26,935,000 2026 Dead Cap: $53,835,000 2025 Savings: $46,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2026	31		$46,000,000	$8,993,000	$17,942,000	$72,935,000	24.79%	$99,835,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $99,835,000 2026 Savings: $-26,900,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $53,835,000 2026 Savings: $19,100,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $72,935,000 2027 Dead Cap: $26,900,000 2026 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $26,935,000 2027 Dead Cap: $26,900,000 2026 Savings: $46,000,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2027	32	Void UFA	-	-	$17,942,000	$26,900,000	8.54%	$26,900,000	2027 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $26,900,000 2027 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $26,900,000 2027 Savings: $0 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $26,900,000 2027 Savings: $26,900,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Dead Cap: $26,900,000 2027 Savings: $26,900,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2028		Void	-	-	$8,958,000	-	-	-	2028 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $0 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $0 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $0 POST-6/1 TRADE 2028 Dead Cap: $0 2029 Dead Cap: $0 2028 Savings: $0 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.

Year	Age	Status	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Restructure Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2022	27		$402,500	$44,965,000	-	$45,367,500	$45,367,500	$229,367,500
2023	28		$1,080,000	-	$44,920,000	$46,000,000	$91,367,500	$184,000,000
2024	29		$1,210,000	-	$44,790,000	$46,000,000	$137,367,500	$138,000,000
2025	30		$46,000,000	-	-	$46,000,000	$183,367,500	$92,000,000
2026	31		$46,000,000	-	-	$46,000,000	$229,367,500	$46,000,000
2027	32	Void	-	-	-	-	$229,367,500	-
2028	33	Void	-	-	-	-	$229,367,500	-

Contract Notes

$230M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2022 salary + 2023 salary + 2024 salary + 2025 salary + 2026 salary)
$44.965M Signing Bonus
Language exists that will not forfeit signing bonus or void future guarantees upon suspension
2022 salary reduced from $1.035M per the 6-game suspension
$58.1M of 2024/2025 compensation is insured
Full No Trade Clause 2024-2026

Source: PFT

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2017	22	Injured	$8,618,895	$8,618,895
2018	23	Active	$1,094,740	$9,713,635
2019	24	Active	$1,724,480	$11,438,115
2020	25	Active	$29,417,363	$40,855,478
2021	26	Active	$10,540,000	$51,395,478
2022	27	Active	$45,367,500	$96,762,978
2023	28	Injured	$46,000,000	$142,762,978
2024	29	Injured	$46,000,000	$188,762,978
Total			$188,762,978	$188,762,978
2025	30	Active	$46,000,000
2026	31	Active	$46,000,000
Total			$280,762,978

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5		$14,077,148	$35,215,841	$2,039,372	-	-	$63,117	$51,395,478
3		$2,692,500	$44,965,000	-	$89,710,000	-	-	$137,367,500

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Incentives	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2017	22	$403,054	$8,215,841				$8,618,895	$8,618,895
2018	23	$1,094,740					$1,094,740	$9,713,635
2019	24	$862,231			$862,249		$1,724,480	$11,438,115
2020	25	$1,177,123	$27,000,000		$1,177,123	$63,117	$29,417,363	$40,855,478
2021	26	$10,540,000					$10,540,000	$51,395,478
2022	27	$402,500	$44,965,000				$45,367,500	$96,762,978
2023	28	$1,080,000		$44,920,000			$46,000,000	$142,762,978
2024	29	$1,210,000		$44,790,000			$46,000,000	$188,762,978
Total		$16,769,648	$80,180,841	$89,710,000	$2,039,372	$63,117	$188,762,978	$188,762,978
2025	30	$46,000,000					$46,000,000
2026	31	$46,000,000					$46,000,000
Total		$108,769,648	$80,180,841	$89,710,000	$2,039,372	$63,117	$280,762,978

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	Option	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
5		$14,077,148	$35,215,841	$2,039,372	-	-	$63,117	$51,395,478
3		$2,692,500	$44,965,000	-	$89,710,000	-	-	$137,367,500

Cap Hit

$72,935,000 / 2nd

Cash Total

$46,000,000 / 5th

Contract Value

$230,000,000 / 10th

Contract Average

$46,000,000 / 11th

AAV% of Cap

22.09% / 9th

Signing Bonus

$44,965,000 / 8th

2-Year Cash

$91,367,500 / 7th

3-Year Cash

$137,367,500 / 7th

Total Guaranteed

$230,000,000 / 2nd

Guaranteed at Signing

$230,000,000 / 1st

Aug 29, 2024 Converted $44.79M of 2024 salary into signing bonus, adding 1 void year, clearing $35.832 million of cap with Cleveland (CLE)
Sep 22, 2023 Fined $10,927 Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Sep 22, 2023 Fined $10,927 Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Sep 22, 2023 Fined $13,659 Taunting (Gun Celebration)
Mar 13, 2023 Converted $44.92M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, adding 1 void year, clearing $35.8M of cap with Cleveland (CLE)
Aug 18, 2022 Fined $5,000,000 Conduct detrimental to the league
Aug 01, 2022 Suspended 11 games for conduct detrimental to the league, forfeiting $632,500 in 2022 salary with Cleveland (CLE)
Mar 18, 2022 Signed a 5 year $230 million contract extension with Cleveland (CLE)
Mar 18, 2022 Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from Houston (HOU) with 2024 6th round pick (#203 - traded) for 2023 1st round pick (#12 - traded), 2022 1st round pick (#13 - traded), 2024 1st round pick (#23 - traded), 2023 3rd round pick (#73 - traded), 2022 4th round pick (#107 Dameon Pierce) and 2024 4th round pick (#123 - traded)
Dec 21, 2020 Fined $7,500 Conduct detrimental to the league (COVID Protocols)
Sep 05, 2020 Signed a 4 year $156 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
Apr 27, 2020 Houston (HOU) exercised a $17.54 million 5th year option for 2021
May 12, 2017 Signed a 4 year $13.85 million contract with Houston (HOU)
Apr 27, 2017 Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 1 (#12 overall)